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Re:HP CEO: "Our long-term objective is to make printing a su... by declan_roberts on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:22PM (#39120766)
That’s why they use regulation and laws in the USA to try and get their way.
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Re:HP CEO: "Our long-term objective is to make printing a su... by moolcool on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:25PM (#39120825)
Is it illegal in the US to hack your own HP printer? I remember ~20 years ago there was a pretty huge cottage industry in grey market inkjet refills and DRM circumvention
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Re:HP CEO: "Our long-term objective is to make printing a su... by declan_roberts on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:15PM (#39122078)
Individual use gets a lot of privilege in US law (rightly so!) but commercial purposes get the stick. In this it would probably be a cease and desist to the copy business
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Re:HP CEO: "Our long-term objective is to make printing a su... by graemep on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:48PM (#39121133)
> and DRM circumvention

Which makes it sound like a breach of copyright law.

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